Walking Away
Catch 22/Streetlight Manifesto Lyrics
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Won't you pull up a chair?
Won't you tell me your story because I really do care
About talking away.
Here's to me, to you, to us,
To everything, I hope it never falls apart.
We're talking away.
Well you look so fine,
And you seem so kind,
And I've got to say that I'm having a good time dancing away.
Here's to me, to you, to us,
To everything, I hope it never falls apart.
We're dancing away.
Could things get any better now?
If they can, I cannot see how,
But as the time goes by,
You stop and sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
I can't stop this feeling, as I'm walking away,
And I could never understand half the things you'd say,
As we're walking away.
Goodbye to me, to you, to us,
To everything, because it fell apart,
As we're walking away.
Things weren't better then.
You felt that you had to pretend.
But as the time goes by, you stop and sigh.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
The lyrics to Catch 22/Streetlight Manifesto's song "Walking Away" start with the singer offering a chair to the person they're addressing and asking them to tell their story because they care. The song then goes on to celebrate life and all of the things that make it worth living. The chorus is a toast to everything and expresses the hope that it never falls apart.
The singer then acknowledges the physical attraction they have to the person they're talking to before returning to the chorus. The second verse talks about how time passes quickly and how we often wonder why things change. As the song progresses, the chorus returns, but this time it's a goodbye to everything that has fallen apart as they walk away. The singer reflects on how things weren't better in the past, and how people often feel the need to pretend.
Overall, the song's message is about celebrating life and all its ups and downs, even as we acknowledge that things aren't always perfect.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, hello. How are you?
The singer is greeting someone and asking about their well-being.
Won't you pull up a chair?
The singer is inviting the other person to sit down and have a conversation.
Won't you tell me your story because I really do care
The singer is expressing genuine interest in hearing the other person's story.
About talking away.
The artist wants to have a conversation and connect with the other person.
Here's to me, to you, to us,
The artist is proposing a toast to themselves, the other person, and their relationship.
To everything, I hope it never falls apart.
The singer is expressing a wish that their relationship and everything else they care about stays intact.
We're talking away.
The singer and the other person are engaged in a conversation and getting to know each other.
Well you look so fine,
The artist is complimenting the other person's appearance.
And you seem so kind,
The artist is expressing admiration for the other person's personality.
And I've got to say that I'm having a good time dancing away.
The artist is enjoying their time with the other person.
Could things get any better now?
The singer is wondering if the moment could possibly be any more perfect.
If they can, I cannot see how,
The artist believes that things couldn't possibly be any better.
But as the time goes by,
The singer is acknowledging that time is passing.
You stop and sigh.
The other person takes a deep breath and pauses in reflection.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
The other person is questioning why things can't always be this good.
I can't stop this feeling, as I'm walking away,
The artist is expressing regret and sadness as they leave the situation.
And I could never understand half the things you'd say,
The artist didn't always understand everything the other person was saying, but still enjoyed their time together.
As we're walking away.
Both people are physically leaving the situation.
Goodbye to me, to you, to us,
The singer acknowledges that their time together has come to an end and they're saying goodbye to themselves, the other person, and their relationship.
To everything, because it fell apart,
The artist is acknowledging that things didn't work out for whatever reason and everything they had before is now broken.
As we're walking away.
Both people are still leaving the situation.
Things weren't better then.
The artist is acknowledging that things weren't always good in their relationship.
You felt that you had to pretend.
The other person was pretending to be okay when they really weren't.
But as the time goes by, you stop and sigh.
The other person is reflecting on the end of their relationship and feeling regret.
You stop and sigh and then you wonder why.
The other person is questioning why things couldn't have been different.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: TOMAS KALNOKY
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